Assingment 2, Belmont Report

1. What were some of the events that caused the Belmont report to be written?

Events that lead to the Belmont report were the abuse of human subjects in biomedical experiments. One of these experiments was the Tuskegee syphilis study of the 1940's that used disadvantage rural black men. These subject were denied the successful treatment because the researcher did not wish to interrupt the project. The Belmont report would protect the socially disadvantage, minorities and mentally ill subjects that were targeted for experiments.

2. What are the “Basic Ethical Principles” cited in the Belmont Report?

The “Basic Ethical Principles” cited in the Belmont report is respect of persons, beneficence and justice.

3. How are the “Basic Ethical Principles” assured in research practice?

Without the rules and regulation enforced in the Belmont report there would be unjust experiments that would for the most part be advantageous to the researcher. Respect of persons is the belief that we must respect every individual regardless of their autonomy. It demands that subjects enter into research voluntarily and with sufficient information. It also states that we must not take advantage of individuals that are not capable of independent judgment. We must respect the elderly, young and mentally ill when they are recruited for research. Beneficence in medical research is understood as an obligation to not harm the subjects, and the benefits must out weight the risk. Justice is being assured in scientific research by not allowing that people who participate be denied the effective treatment. Everyone who participates should receive the benefits of the experiment. Once an experiment is discovered to be successful it should be administer to all subjects.

Assingment 1, Introduction

Hello Everyone!

My name is Carla Felix, and this is my first quarter at CSUSB and my first online class. I graduated from the University of California San Diego with a bachelors degree in Economics. After graduation I decided to come back home to the Coachella Valley. After months of looking for a job, I was hired at Desert Sands Unified school district in the Technology Department. I know what you’re thinking what does Economics have to do with Technology! I love my job and the constant change technology is undergoing. I work with the student information system, and I also worked with the student information system for the UC San Diego. Since I did not really have a background in Technology I decided to pursue a Master's degree in instructional Technology.

In my spare time I enjoy reading and exercising!